Upholstery apparatus.



PATENTED JAN. 30, 1906.

P. BOLLER. UPHOLSTERY APPARATUS.

APPLICATION TILED JULY 8, 1905.

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PATBNTED JAN. 30, 1906.

P. ROLLER. UPHOLSTBRY APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 8, 1905.

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UTED STATES PATENT FFIGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 30, 1906.

Application filed July 8,1905. Serial No- 268,799.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER BOLLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Upholstery Apparatus, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved apparatus for making roll edgecushions or pads for use in upholstering furniture, such as couches; andthe object of the invention is to provide a simple and efficientapparatus for this purpose having certain features of novelty, whichwill be hereinafter fully described and then more particularly pointedout in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating embodiments of the severalfeatures of my invention, Figure 1 is a sectional view of a mold or formexemplifying certain features of my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view ofa portion of the mold or form shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view upon an enlarged scale. Fig. 4 is aperspective view of a mold provided with a sectional follow-board, andFigs. 5 and 6 are detail views showing forms of cross braces or stayswhichmay be employed.

The mold or form here illustrated is designed for making pads or coversprovided with what is known in the art as roll edges, and for thatpurpose it consists of a suitable base 10, provided at each side with apair of parallel rails 11 and 12. The inner rails 11 are spaced asuitable distance apart to form a central channel-14 to receive thematerial forming the body of the pad and with the outer pair of parallelrails 12 form lateral or side channels 15, in which the roll edges areformed. The side channels are relatively narrow in comparison with thewidth of the central channel, as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

The rails 1 1 are provided with suitable pins 16, and the rails 12 areprovided with relativelylong pins 17 which latter are preferablyinclined or bent outwardly, as shown in the drawings. The rails 12 arealso provided with passages or grooves 18 for a purpose hereinafterdescribed.

Rods 19, which form a part of the finished pad, are adapted to lie alongthe outer faces of the pins 17 upon the outer rail 12. The

purpose of bending or inclining the pins 17 outwardly is to provideagainst the accidental displacement of the rods 19 during the operationof forming a cushion or sad, as hereinafter described, although,desired, any other suitable retaining device, such as turnbuttons orclamps 20, may be provided for this purpose.

The mold or form is provided with a divided follow-board 21, thesections of which are suitably hinged to one of the outer rails 12beyond the pins 17, so as to clear the rod 19 on such rail. Each sectionof the followboard is provided with openings or passages 22, adapted toregister with and receive the pins 16 and 17 when the sections of thefollowboard are utilized to compress the material of the pad or cushion.The sections of the follow-board may be held in closed position by meansof any suitable catches, such as those shown at 23. The construction ofthe follow-board sections is clearly shown in Fig. 4, where one of thesections is shown in detail.

In the use of the device the material 24, adapted to form the top orcover of the pad or cushion, is placed face downward in position in themold, as shown in Fig. 1, being held thereon by the pins 16 and 17. Oneof the rods 19 is then placed in position against the pins 17 of eachouter pin-rail, and the edge or margin of the cover is then foldedaround the rods and passed back over the pins 17, as shown in Figs. 1,3, and 4. The filling material is then placed upon the cover in thecentral and lateral channels, and a backing 25, preferably of burlap orother strong fabric, is then laid over the stuffing material,

and the sections of the followboard are placed in operative position tocompress and compact the filling material, which is shown in Fig. 4.After the follow-board has performed its work the sections are releasedand removed out of the way in order that suitable cross-braces or stays26 may be placed transversely between the rods 19 in order to hold thepad or cushion in form until it is secured upon the base or frame of asuitable couch or other article to be upholstered. These crossbraces orstays may be in any suitable form and preferably are flexible in orderto be easily removed when the pad is being secured on its frame. Forconvenience of connecting the parts the ends of the cross-braces orstays may be provided with recesses or seats 27, adapted to receive therods 19. Before or after the cross-braces or stays have been seemed inplace the ends of the cover and backing are sewed together, and in orderto facilitate this operation the rails 12 are provided with the grooves18 for the passage of the needle. The rods 19 form a part of thecompleted pad or cushion, and after the ends of the cover and backinghave been sewed together the pad or cushion is removed from the form ormold and secured upon the base or frame of its associated article offurniture, the cross-braces or stays 26 holding the pad or cushion inits extended position, and thereby relieving the operator from thenecessity of manually stretching it as he tacks it in place, thesecross-braces or stays being removed one by one as the operator carriesforward the fastening of the pad in place upon the form. The connectionof the cross-braces or stays with the rods 19 is so slight as to permitthem to be readily and easily removed by merelybending or springingthemslightly, so as to withdraw their ends from contact with the rods, or byspringing one of the rods 19 slightly in an outward direction. It isobvious that the form of these cross-braces or stays may be variedwithout departing from the spirit of my invention in this respect. Forexample, as shown in Fig. 6, the same re sult may be obtained insubstantially the same manner by means of a rigid cross-brace providedwith a flexible section 28.

In the use of the device under normal conditions the rods 19 will besecurely held in place against accidental dislodgment by reason of theirseating under the inclined pins 17. However, if for any reason it isdesired to provide additional retaining means, or if it is desired tomake the pins 17 vertical, suitable clamps or turn-buttons 20 may beprovided for the rods.

The sections of the follow-board may be hinged or otherwise secured tothe mold, or they may be merely loose sections adapted to be clamped inposition by any suitable means, the only requisite being that they shallnot interfere with the pins.

The inner rails 11 may also be grooved, as at 29, in order to allow thecover and backing to be sewed at such points, if desired.

Having described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a device formanufacturing roll-edge upholstery, a form or mold having railsproviding central and lateral channels, parallel rows of pins on therails, and a divided follow-board each section of which is hinged to oneof the outer rails so as to clear the rod located in the edge roll andprovided with openings or passages adapted to receive the pins.

2. In an apparatus for manufacturing rolledge upholstery, a form havingrails providing central and parallel side channels, pins on the rails,and a divided follow-board each section of which is hinged to an outerrail beyond the pins thereon and provided with openings or passages inalinement with the rails when the parts are assembled.

3. In an apparatus for manufacturing rolledge upholstery, a form havingcentral and lateral parallel channels, inclined pins outside of thelateral channels and adapted to retain parallel rods along their outerfaces.

4. In a device for manufacturing roll-edge upholstery, a form havingparallel rails providing central and lateral channels, pins on the outerrails, and flexible stays or crossbraces adapted to extend between therods on the outer rails outside of the pins thereof.

5. In an apparatus for manufacturing rolledge upholstery, a form havingpin-rails providing central and lateral channels, and flexible stays orcross-braces having seats at their ends adapted to receive rods locatedon the outer rails outside of the pins thereof.

6. In an apparatus for manufacturing rolledge upholstery, a form havingrails providing central and lateral channels, and stays or cross-bracesadapted to brace rods located in the edge rolls and to be removedtherefrom by bending one of the coacting parts.

7. In a device for manufacturing roll-edge upholstery, a form havingrails providing central and lateral channels, the outer rails havingpins and being grooved for the passage of a needle through theupholstery attached to such rails by the pins.

In testimony whereof I afi ix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PETER BOLLER.

Witnesses:

ELIZABETH MoLrroR, J. MoRoBERTs.

